(11-09-2017, 03:44 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote:

(11-09-2017, 01:32 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: C'mon man. It's because Blake is a terrible deep ball passer. We could have Julio Jones on one side and Tyreek Hill on the other and Bortles still couldn't get them the ball. It's just something he struggles with. Cole has shown the ability to get deep and be a playmaker, so it's not like we have nothing in that regard when it comes to WR. 

You say Blake still has half a season to prove himself, but I've seen enough to know he is holding this team back. He has too many limitations in his game that force us to play a more simplified scheme. We could do so many more things on offense if we just had a more well rounded QB. We don't necessarily have to get an Aaron Rodgers type, just someone who shows the threat to be able to win the game with his arm. We're so close to being a Superbowl team, I can taste it. We just need a QB to get us over that last hump.

He was bad last year but 2015 he led the league by passes of 20 yards or more by a good margin.  He has shown before that he can do it.  He hasn't been holding this team back as of late

But what happened in 2016?
We know we're missing AR15 to catch those 50/50 balls this season... so perhaps we'll give him a pass this year for being more of a dink and dunker... then again... play calling is skewed this way on purpose. Less downfield shots, less INTs... 
Bortles... if the coaches have to simplify and vanilla up your offense for you... it ain't a good look, imo.

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